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Who Owns This Plane?

N818AL

2017 Boeing 787-8

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 40636

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Mar 31, 2030.

Registered owner

American Airlines Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 1 Skyview Dr MD 8b369, Fort Worth, TX 76155
Fleet: 1,000 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Boeing 787-8
Year built: 2017
Serial number: 40636
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · Ge GENX-1B70/P2 · 72,300 lb thrust
Seats: 260
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Mar 21, 2017)
Mode S code: AB271F (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 23, 2017 · last FAA action Oct 13, 2023

Past registrations of N818AL

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Feb 27, 2008 1980 Boeing 737-230 · serial 22117 Sale Reported · Guthrie, OK

What a Boeing 787 looks likePhoto of a Boeing 787, not this aircraft: pjs2005 from Hampshire, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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